Caracas: Love Unto Death

Twin worlds collide in this tale of teenage trauma, survival in the slums and no choices. Ramón runs from the police and local gangsters. Aixa is pregnant and homeless, trapped between the priest and the doctor who fight over whether she should keep her baby. The film is set against the grim expressionism of bleak corridors and staircases that imprison tenement residents living on the edge of Caracas' vast sprawl. Gustavo Balza's debut film is a visceral experience from the opening brutal police killing to the touching ending.